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Kannapolis Native is Kissing Sailor

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A sailor kissing a nurse standing in the middle of Times Square became the iconic image of the end of the Second World War. Several men have claimed to be the man in the picture. But this month a forensic artist has identified the man as Glenn McDuffie of Kannapolis. The 80-year-old spoke with WFAE's Lisa Miller about that moment and the following years.